Public and Commercial Services Union

Why is organising and recruitment so important?

Building the union and recruiting more members and workplace representatives should be everyone's priority. It shouldn't be seen as a once a year activity but as an ongoing process.

The more members we have, the stronger we are - but only if each workplace has activists who involve the membership in union activity.

This means that we will have more influence with our employers, politicians and government and will be more successful in improving our working lives.

National organising strategy

The National Organising Strategy sets out our organising priorities. The first National Organising Strategy report was agreed by annual delegate conference in 2004.

It recognised that this would be a long-term project and agreed that progress should be reported to conference on an annual basis.

Further recommendations have been agreed since then and annual reports have provided updates on progress on these recommendations. The National Organising Strategy report 2008 can be downloaded on the conference 2008 pages.

On these pages you will find a variety of resources to help you plan your recruitment work. 

See the Mapping your workplace page for guidance on how to identify where you should target your recruitment activity.

Go to Planning recruitment activity and find out why a well-planned campaign is more likely to be successful than one that is put together at the last minute.

Get involved in staff inductions offers guidance on how you can get involved in the process and introduce new starters to their union in the first few weeks of their employment.